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The RVTV event in Ottumwa Friday night was a huge success

RVTV, along with KBOE's own Steve Shettler, Jill Dursky and Sheri Walker, was at Bridge View Center in Ottumwa Friday night from 4-11pm.  This pre-game party, the day before the Iowa vs. Iowa State football…
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Area flood warnings

A Flood Warning remains in effect until 4 this afternoon (Thursday) for Poweshiek County and northern Mahaska County.  Local law enforcement is reporting widespread road closures across the area after another 3 to 5 inches of…
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Man who threatened a federal judge scheduled for sentencing

An Ottumwa man who once threatened to kill then-President Barack Obama is scheduled to be sentenced in January for threatening a federal judge.  Federal court records say Matthew James Howard has pleaded guilty to threatening the…
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Another weekend shooting in Ottumwa

Ottumwa Police are investigating a shooting that took place Friday night.  One person arrived at the Ottumwa Regional Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.  Malik Lewis, 19, of Ottumwa went to the ER…
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Remains found in La Porte City confirmed as those of Jake Wilson

Authorities have the answer to one of two questions regarding Jake Wilson's disappearance and that first question is where is Jake.  The remains found earlier this month belong to the teenage boy with autism.  The…
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Last night's rains causing problems

Tuesday night’s heavy rains are causing problems in Blakesburg.  The Wapello County Emergency Management Office says Main Street in Blakesburg is closed because of flooding and there are reports of trees down in the area.  Over four inches…
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Glenwood mother gets 50 years for her daughter's October 2016 death

A Glenwood, Iowa woman that was convicted of causing her 8-year-old daughter's death by giving her unprescribed antidepressants has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.  Misty Frazier, 34-years-old, received her sentence last Thursday following…
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The cause of Mollie Tibbetts' death determined

Mollie Tibbetts died from stab wounds.  A medical examiner announced Thursday that preliminary autopsy results from the state medical examiner's office show the 20-year-old Brooklyn woman was the victim of a homicide who died from "multiple sharp force…
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Mollie Tibbetts' accused murderer has bail set at $5 million cash only

The man accused of murdering Mollie Tibbetts appeared in court Wednesday afternoon.  Twenty-four-year-old Cristhian Rivera is charged with first degree murder in Tibbetts’ death.  In a hearing in Powesheik County, Assistant Attorney General Scott Brown…
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Charges filed for the murder of Mollie Tibbetts

The search for Mollie Tibbets is over.  Iowa law enforcement has charged an illegal immigrant with first degree murder in the 20-year-old Brooklyn woman’s death.  Special agent Rick Rahn of the Iowa Division of Criminal Apprehension spoke…
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